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Fish and Wildlife Regional Office(604) 586-4400 200-10428 153 StSurrey BC V3R 1E1

Conservation Officer Service Please call 1-877-952-7277 for recorded information or to make an appointment at any of the following Field Offices:Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, North Vancouver, Powell River, Sechelt, Surrey and Squamish

R.A.P.P. Report All Poachers and Polluters Conservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline 1-877-952-RAPP (7277)Cellular Dial #7277Please refer to page 94 for more informationwww.rapp.bc.ca

FOR SALMON INFORMATION

Fisheries and Oceans Canada District Offices (DFO)

Chilliwack: (604) 824-3300Delta: (604) 666-8266Langley: (604) 607-4150Mission: (604) 814-1055Squamish (604) 892-3230Steveston (604) 664-9250Vancouver (604) 666-0384Shellfish Information line: (604) 666-2828

Exotic Alert: Atlantic SalmonPlease refer to the salmon section, p. 90

REGION 2 - Lower MainlandThe Management Unit boundaries indicated on the map below are shown only as a reference to help anglers locate waters in the region. For more precise Management Unit boundaries, please consult one of the commercial Recreational Atlases available for B.C.

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REGION 2 DAILY QUOTAS(See tables for exceptions)

STREAMS include rivers, creeks and sloughs.

Trout/char: 4, but not more than• 1 over 50 cm (2 hatchery steelhead over

50 cm allowed) • 2 from streams (must be hatchery)• 1 char (bull trout, Dolly Varden, or lake

trout) And you must release:

• Wild trout/char from streams • All wild steelhead• Hatchery trout/char under 30 cm from

streams Note: There is no general minimum size limit for trout in lakes

Bass: 20 (excluding Mill Lake - see page 26 for quota)

Crappie: 20

Crayfish: 25

Kokanee: 5 (none from streams)

Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)

White Sturgeon: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY• Fraser River: CLOSED TO ALL FISHING

in the Fraser areas of Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Island Side Channel and Seabrid Island north Side Channel, May 15 to July 31 (to view a map of this area see http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/#Synopsis).

POSSESSION QUOTAS Possession quotas = 2 daily quotas

ANNUAL QUOTAS Annual catch quota for all B.C.: 10 steelhead per licence year (only hatchery steelhead may be retained in B.C.)

DAILY & ANNUAL QUOTAS FOR SALMON Please refer to the NOTICE on page 90 for Salmon Regulations.

TIDAL BOUNDARIES ON RIVERS IN REGION 2

Note: Provincial freshwater regulations apply upstream of these boundaries and Federal tidal regulations apply downstream of these boundaries:

Brunette R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgeCampbell R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgeCapilano R.: CN Railway BridgeCoquitlam R.: Mary Hill Bypass BridgeFraser R.: CPR Bridge at MissionKanaka Cr.: CPR BridgeNathan Cr.: CN Railway BridgeNicomekl R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgePitt R.: CPR BridgeSerpentine R.: Burlington Northern Railway BridgeSeymour R.: CN Railway BridgeSquamish R.: a line running true west from the tip of the Squamish Dyke (“Windsurfer Spit”)Stave R.: CPR BridgeWest Cr.: CN Railway BridgeWhonnock Cr.: CP rail lineYork Cr.: CP rail line

Note: New RegulationsFrom one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise fishing is prohibited on portions of the Fraser, Harrison, and Pitt Rivers (see water-specific tables for details) To find out the time of sunrise and sunset consult a local newspaper or the National Research Council of Canada website at http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/ for a sunrise-sunset calculator.

GENERAL RESTRICTIONSNO FISHING: in any lake in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest near Maple Ridge.

Single barbless hook: must be used in all streams of Region 2, all year. See definition of “angle” and “streams” on page 96.

Dead fin fish as bait: only permitted in Region 2 when sport fishing for sturgeon in the Fraser River, Lower Pitt River (CPR bridge upstream to Pitt Lake), Lower Harrison River (Fraser River upstream to Harrison Lake). See page 9 for details.

Steelhead fishing in the Lower Mainland Region: Your basic licence must be validated with a Conservation Surcharge Stamp if you fish for steelhead anywhere in B.C. Please see page 7 for details.

When you have caught and retained your daily quota of hatchery steelhead from any water, you must stop fishing that water for the remainder of that day.

Protected Species: it is illegal to fish for or catch and then keep protected species. In Region 2, these include: • Nooksack dace • Salish sucker • Green sturgeon • Cultus Lake sculpin

See page 10 for details.

TABLE LEGENDSee the following tables for exceptions and additional regulations on specific waters.

π Stocked Lake (not all stocked lakes listed, see page 87)∑ Including tributaries∞ Wheelchair Accessible∂ Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water

IMPORTANT: Check website for in-season changesor closure dates for the 2019-2021 season www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/

Notice to AnglersThe area known as the Rubble Creek Landslide Hazard Area is a high risk slide area. People who fish in this area do so at THEIR OWN RISK.

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ALICE LAKE π 2-7 No powered boatsALOUETTE LAKE 2-8 Bull trout (char) release

No vessels in swimming areas, as buoyed and signed; speed restriction (8 km/h) at S. end of lake, S. of a line drawn from the BC Parks boat ramp to signs on the E. side of the lake

ALOUETTE RIVER∑ 2-8 No Fishing upstream of the fishing boundary signs near the Alouette River Unit of the Corrections BranchNo Fishing upstream of 216th St. (including North Alouette River∑), May 1-June 30No powered boats on mainstem

ALPHA LAKE π 2-9 Electric motors onlyALTA LAKE π 2-9 No Fishing Dec 1-Mar 31; release all fish; bait ban, single barbless hook; speed restriction (12 km/h)ANDERSON CREEK∑ 2-4 No FishingANGUS CREEK 2-5 No FishingASHLU CREEK 2-6 Bait ban; release all steelheadBEAR (MAHOOD) CREEK∑ 2-4 No Fishing upstream of 152nd St. (Johnson Road)BEAR LAKE 2-18 No powered boatsBIG SILVER CREEK 2-18 No Fishing May 1-June 30BIRKENHEAD LAKE 2-11 Bull trout (char) releaseBIRKENHEAD RIVER∑ 2-11 Bait banBREM RIVER 2-13 No Fishing from the upstream edge of falls (situated approximately 1.5 km from the river’s mouth) to a point 100 m downstream

Bait ban∑, May 1-Oct 31BROTHERS CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingBROWNING LAKE π 2-8 No powered boatsBRUNETTE RIVER 2-8 No Fishing from Cariboo Dam to Salamander Creek; release all steelheadBRUNETTE RIVER’S TRIBUTARIES 2-8 No FishingBURNABY LAKE 2-8 No powered boatsBURNABY LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES 2-8 No FishingCAMPBELL RIVER∑ 2-4 No fishing upstream of 12th Ave

No Fishing between two white triangular fishing boundary signs downstream to pedestrian bridge at the foot of Stayte Road, Aug 15-Sept 30No Fishing downstream of 12th Ave. Apr 1-June 30, No Fishing from 21:00 hours to 05:00 hours each day, Aug 1-Dec 31

CAPILANO RIVER∑ 2-8 No Fishing upstream of fishing boundary signs at footbridge situated approximately 100 m downstream of the fish fenceBait ban, Aug 1-Oct 31; release all steelhead

CEDAR LAKE 2-2 See Sumallo RiverCHAPMAN CREEK 2-5 No Fishing from the falls to 100 m downstream. The falls are located approximately 550 m upstream of the power line crossing.CHEAKAMUS RIVER 2-7 Bait ban; release all steelheadCHEAM LAKE 2-3 No FishingCHEEKYE RIVER∑ 2-7 No Fishing (including Brohm Creek)CHEHALIS LAKE 2-19 No wild trout/char over 50 cmCHEHALIS LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES 2-19 No FishingCHEHALIS RIVER∑ 2-19 No Fishing from fishing boundary signs at the outlet of Chehalis Lake to the main logging road bridge situated approximately 2.4 km

downstream of Chehalis LakeNo Fishing downstream of the main logging road bridge situated approximately 2.4 km downstream of Chehalis Lake, May 1-31Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1

CHILLIWACK LAKE 2-4 No wild trout/char over 50 cm CHILLIWACK / VEDDER RIVERS∑(Does not include Sumas River)(See map page 26)

2-4 No Fishing upstream of and including Slesse CreekDownstream of Slesse Creek to Vedder Crossing bridge: (a) No Fishing May 1-June 30; (b) hatchery rainbow trout of any length 50 cm or less: daily quota = 4, July 1 - Apr 30Downstream of Vedder Crossing bridge: (a) fly fishing only, bait ban, hatchery rainbow trout release (50 cm or less), and hatchery cutthroat release, May 1-31; (b) No Fishing June 1-30; (c) hatchery rainbow trout of any length 50 cm or less: daily quota = 4, July 1-Apr 30Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1

CHILQUA SLOUGH 2-8 Speed restriction (8 km/h)COGBURN CREEK∑ 2-18 No Fishing May 1-June 30COLVIN CREEK 2-5 No FishingCOQUIHALLA RIVER∑ 2-17 No Fishing Nov 1 - June 30, fly fishing only and bait ban Upstream of the northern entrance to the upper most railway tunnel:

No Fishing downstream of the southern entrance to the lower most railway tunnel, Apr 1-Oct 31Trout/char (including steelhead) release and bait ban, downstream of the southern entrance to the lower most railway tunnel, Nov 1-Mar 31 (see map page 23)No Fishing at Othello Tunnels from the northern entrance to the upper most railway tunnel to the southern entrance of the lower most tunnel; approximately 700 m length

COQUITLAM RIVER 2-8 No Fishing upstream of Mary Hill Bypass bridge, May 1-June 30Hatchery trout daily quota = 2 (20-30 cm only), from Lougheed Highway bridge to Mary Hill Bypass bridge, July 1-Oct 15No powered boats on parts

COMO (Welcome) LAKE π 2-8 Trout/char daily quota = 2CORBOLD CREEK 2-8 Bait banCOUGAR CANYON CREEK 2-4 No FishingCRANBERRY LAKE 2-12 No powered boatsCULTUS LAKE 2-3 No wild trout/char over 50 cm; no vessels on parts; speed restriction (5km/h) at north end, as buoyed and signed

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DAVIS LAKE 2-8 No powered boatsDEER LAKE (Burnaby) π 2-8 Trout/char daily quota = 2; no powered boatsDEER LAKE (Sasquatch Park) π 2-18 Electric motors onlyELAHO RIVER 2-6 Bait ban; release all steelheadELGIN CREEK∑ 2-4 No Fishing“ERROCK” (“Squakum”) LAKE 2-8 Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp); official name: Lake ErrockFERGUS CREEK∑ 2-4 No FishingFLORENCE LAKE 2-8 Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hookFOLEY LAKE 2-3 Electric motors onlyFRANCIS LAKE π 2-19 No powered boatsFRASER RIVER 2-4 Dead fin fish may be used for bait only when fishing for sturgeon (see page 9 in the Provincial Regulations)

No Fishing for trout in the Fraser mainstem upstream of the CPR Bridge at Mission from Aug 15-Oct 31, excluding tributaries, sloughs, Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Island Side Channel and Ruby Creek Side Channel.No Fishing in the area bounded by a line commencing at a fishing boundary sign located at the eastern end of Landstrom Bar (Scale Bar) to a fishing boundary sign on the opposite bank of the river, thence to a fishing boundary sign at the southern end of Croft Island, thence to a fishing boundary sign on the nearest bank of the river in a westerly direction, thence following the bank of the river in a westerly direction to the Point of Commencement, May 1-Oct 31No Fishing in the non-tidal portion of the Fraser River in Region 2 (upstream of CPR bridge at Mission) from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.No Fishing in the Jesperson’s Side Channel, Herrling Side Channel, and Seabird Island north Side Channel May 15-July 31. See (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/#Synopsis) for a map of the No Fishing areas.Boats less than 20 m in length, under power or anchored, must not impede the passage of commercial vessels.

FROSST CREEK 2-3 No Fishing Oct 15-Apr 15GARDEN BAY LAKE 2-5 Electric motors onlyGOAT LAKE∑ 2-12 No Fishing Nov 1-Mar 31GRACE LAKE π 2-19 No powered boatsGREEN LAKE 2-9 No Fishing Dec 1-Mar 31

Release all fish; bait ban, single barbless hook; speed restriction on parts (10 km/h) and no towing on partsGREEN TIMBERS LAKE π 2-4 Trout/char daily quota = 2HARRISON LAKE 2-18 No wild trout/char over 50 cm; speed restriction (10 km/h) at south end, as buoyed and signed HARRISON RIVER (from the Fraser River upstream to Harrison Lake)

2-18 No Fishing from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, tributaries not included Dead fin fish may be used for bait only when fishing for sturgeon (see p. 9 in the Provincial Regulations)Speed restriction or no powered boats in small bays along the river as signed

HASLAM LAKE 2-12 Electric motors onlyHASTINGS CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingHATZIC LAKE∑ AND SLOUGH 2-8 No Fishing for Sturgeon in Hatzic Lake

Speed restriction on parts (8 and 50 km/h)HICKS LAKE π 2-18 Engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp)HOPE SLOUGH 2-8 Electric motors onlyHOTEL LAKE π 2-5 Electric motors onlyHYDE CREEK 2-8 No FishingHYLAND CREEK∑ 2-4 No Fishing upstream of 152nd Street (Johnson Road)INDIAN RIVER 2-8 Bait ban, Dec 1-Sept 30INLAND LAKE 2-12 No Fishing Nov 1-Mar 31∑; single barbless hook, Apr 1-Oct 31

No cutthroat trout 40 cm or more; engine power restriction - 7.5 kW (10 hp)IVEY (Horseshoe) LAKE∑ π 2-11 No Fishing Dec 1-Mar 31

Trout/char release; bait ban, single barbless hook“JONES” LAKE 2-3 See Wahleach LakeKANAKA CREEK 2-8 No Fishing May 1-June 30

No Fishing from Cliff Park Falls to 112th AveKAWKAWA LAKE 2-17 No Fishing Dec 1-Feb 28

Kokanee daily quota = 4KHARTOUM LAKE 2-12 Wild Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none 40 cm or more), hatchery rainbow trout (adipose fin removed with healed scar, see diagram

on page 14) = 4, kokanee daily quota = 5; single barbless hookKLEIN LAKE 2-5 Electric motors only; ∞ Wheelchair accessibleKOKOMO LAKE 2-5 Electric motors onlyLAFARGE (Pinetree Gravel Pit) LAKE π 2-8 Trout/char daily quota = 2LEVETTE LAKE 2-6 Electric motors onlyLIGHTNING LAKE (Manning Park) 2-1 No powered boatsLILLOOET LAKE 2-10 No wild trout/char over 50 cm

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LILLOOET LAKE∑ and LILLOOET RIVER∑

2-9 Because regional quotas and gear restrictions are different in lakes and streams, please note: The channel between Lillooet Lake and Little Lillooet Lake is part of the Lillooet R. This channel starts at the southern end of Lillooet Lake where it is defined by the point of land on the west side and by a sign immediately across the channel and next to the main logging road on the east. Little Lillooet Lake’s lower boundary is approximately 1 km upstream of Billygoat Creek (see map on page 26 and Little Lillooet Lake’s entry below)

LILY (“Paq”) LAKE 2-5 Trout/char release, bait ban, single barbless hook, Electric motors only

LITTLE CAMPBELL RIVER 2-4 See Campbell RiverLITTLE LILLOOET LAKE 2-10 Trout/char release; single barbless hookLITTLE MUDDY CREEK 2-1 No FishingLITTLE STAWAMUS CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingLIUMCHEN CREEK 2-3 No Fishing downstream of the lower fallsLOIS LAKE 2-12 Single barbless hook. Wild Trout/char daily quota = 2 (none 40 cm or more), hatchery rainbow trout (adipose fin removed with

healed scar) = 4, kokanee daily quota = 5LONZO (“Marshall”) CREEK∑ 2-4 No Fishing Feb 1-June 15, when open only Trout/char 20-30 cm in length may be kept

∂ Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round (see pg 5 in the Provincial Regulations)LOST LAKE (near Whistler) π 2-8 Electric motors onlyLYNN CREEK 2-8 No Fishing between fishing boundary signs situated approximately 200 m upstream of and 150 m downstream of Twin Falls Bridge∑

Bait ban (mainstem only)MACLEAN PONDS 2-4 No FishingMAMQUAM RIVER 2-7 Bait ban; release all steelheadMARSH POND 2-4 No Fishing“MARSHALL” CREEK 2-4 See Lonzo CreekMASHITER CREEK 2-7 No FishingMCCARTNEY CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingMCKAY CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingMCLENNAN CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingMIAMI CREEK 2-19 Electric motors onlyMIKE LAKE π 2-8 No powered boatsMILL LAKE (Abbotsford) π 2-4 Trout/char daily quota = 2; Bass daily quota = 4; ∞ Wheelchair accessible: paved path to dock with railsMINNEKHADA MARSH 2-8 No FishingMIXAL (Bear) LAKE 2-5 Electric motors onlyMORGAN LAKE 2-8 Trout/char release, bait ban, single barbless hookMORRIS LAKE 2-19 Wild trout/char release; hatchery trout/char daily quota = 2 (none under 30 cm); electric motors onlyMORRIS CREEK 2-19 Electric motors onlyMOSQUITO CREEK∑ 2-8 No Fishing“MOSS POTHOLE” LAKES 2-18 No Fishing; unnamed pothole lakes all located east of the power line and approximately 2 km east of Hicks Lake, 3 km south of Deer

Lake and 1 km SE of Moss LakeNATHAN (Beaver) CREEK∑ 2-4 No Fishing upstream of 272nd Street (Jackman Road)NELSON CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingNICOMEKL RIVER 2-4 No Fishing upstream of 208th St. (Berry Road)∑; No Fishing downstream of 208th St., Apr 1-June 30∑

No Fishing downstream of 208th St., from 21:00 hrs to 05:00 hrs each day∑ Aug 1-Dec 31No angling from powered boats upstream of dyke gates, no towing on parts, speed restriction (15 km/h)

NICOMEN SLOUGH 2-8 Speed restriction on parts (8 km/h)NITA LAKE π 2-9 Electric motors onlyNOONS CREEK 2-8 No Fishing upstream of railway bridge∑NORRISH (Suicide) CREEK 2-8 No Fishing May 1-June 30NORTH ALOUETTE RIVER 2-8 No Fishing upstream of 216th St. (Fifth Ave), May 1-June 30∑

No powered boatsNORTH LAKE 2-5 Electric motors onlyPARTINGTON CREEK 2-8 No Fishing“PAQ” LAKE 2-5 See Lily Lake

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PHELIX CREEK∑ 2-11 No FishingPITT LAKE 2-8 No wild trout/char over 50 cm

North of fishing boundary signs (on the E. and W. shores) near the head of the lake: wild trout/char release and single barbless hookPITT RIVER∑ 2-8 No Fishing within Garibaldi Park; speed restriction at Grant Narrows (10 km/h)

Bait ban upstream of Pitt LakeNo Fishing in the Lower Pitt River (CPR bridge upstream to Pitt Lake) from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise (tributaries not included)

POWELL LAKE∑ 2-12 No Fishing Nov 1-Mar 31; No powered boats in One Mile BayRICE LAKE (North Vancouver) π 2-8 Trout/char daily quota = 2; ∞ Wheelchair accessible: excellent path system; see gate attendant for accessRODGERS CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingROLLEY LAKE π 2-8 No powered boatsROSS LAKE 2-2 No Fishing Nov 1-June 30

Native char release (bull trout and Dolly Varden), trout daily quota = 1 (none under 40 cm), brook trout daily quota = 5; bait ban; single barbless hook. Note: Boundary between Ross Lake and Skagit River is marked by signs

RUBY CREEK∑ 2-5 No Fishing from Ruby Lake to fishing boundary signs approximately 100 m downstreamRUBY LAKE 2-5 No Fishing in the outlet bay within 100 m of the head of Ruby Creek

Wild cutthroat trout daily quota = 2 (none 40 cm or more)SAKINAW LAKE 2-5 No fishing easterly of a line drawn from a boundary sign located at the north side of the Sakinaw Lake boat launch southwest-

erly to a boundary sign located at 49o 41.50’N and 123o 58.45’W, Nov 1-Dec 31No Fishing in “Bear Bay”, easterly of a line drawn from a boundary sign located at 49o 40.05’N and 124o 02.13’W due south to a boundary sign on the opposite shore, Nov 1-Dec 31Kokanee release

SALMON RIVER∑ 2-4 No Fishing upstream of 232nd St. (Livingstone Road)SARDIS PARK POND 2-4 ∂ Youth/Disabled Accompanied Water year round (see page 5 in the Provincial Regulations)SASAMAT LAKE π 2-8 No powered boats, May 1-Sept 30; electric motors only, Oct 1-Apr 30SAYRES (Cedar) LAKE 2-8 Trout/char daily quota = 2, bait ban, single barbless hook

Electric motors onlySCHKAM (Lake Of The Woods) LAKEπ 2-18 Electric motors onlySCOTIA CREEK∑ 2-11 No FishingSCOTT (Hoy) CREEK∑ 2-8 No FishingSERPENTINE RIVER 2-4 No Fishing upstream of 168th St. at Bothwell Park∑

No Fishing downstream of 168th St. at Bothwell Park, Apr 1-June 30 ∑ Downstream of 168th St. at Bothwell Park: No Fishing only from 21:00 hours to 05:00 hours each day,∑Aug 1-Dec 31No angling from powered boats upstream of dyke gates

SEYMOUR RIVER ∑ 2-8 No Fishing downstream of Seymour LakeSHOVELNOSE CREEK∑ 2-6 No FishingSILVER (Silverhope) LAKE 2-2 No Fishing Dec 1-April 31; release all fish, bait ban, single barbless hookSILVERHOPE (Silver) CREEK∑ 2-2 No Fishing upstream of Silver Lake, Nov 1- June 30

Upstream of Silver Lake, fly fishing only and bait ban, July 1-Oct 31No Fishing from Silver Lake to the bailey bridge situated approximately 8 km upstream of Hwy #1Bait ban downstream of Bailey Bridge situated approximately 8km upstream of Hwy #1

SKAGIT RIVER∑ (boundary between Skagit River and Ross Lake is marked by signs)

2-2 No Fishing Nov 1-June 30Release all fish; bait ban

SOUTH ALOUETTE RIVER 2-8 See Alouette RiverSQUAMISH POWERHOUSE CHANNEL 2-6 Bait ban; Squamish River tributary located upstream of Ashlu CreekSQUAMISH RIVER 2-6 Bait ban; release all steelhead∑SQUAMISH RIVER’S TRIBUTARIES 2-6 No Fishing tributaries EXCEPT: Ashlu Creek, Cheakamus, Elaho and Mamquam Rivers, and the Squamish Powerhouse ChannelSTATLU CREEK∑ 2-19 No FishingSTAVE RIVER 2-8 No Fishing in the Ruskin spawning channel, from the inlet near the dam downstream to the boat ramp crossingSTAWAMUS RIVER 2-9 Bait ban, Dec 1-Sept 30STRAWBERRY SLOUGH 2-8 Speed restriction on parts (8 km/h)SUMAS RIVER 2-4 Hatchery steelhead daily quota = 1SUMALLO RIVER∑ (includes “Cedar” Lake, at Sunshine Valley)

2-2 No Fishing Nov 1-June 30Bait ban

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WATER BODY - MANAGEMENT UNIT∑Includes Tributaries EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGIONAL REGULATIONS

SWELTZER CREEK∑ 2-3 No FishingTAILLEFER CREEK 2-11 No Fishing May 1-June 30TAMIHI CREEK 2-3 No Fishing downstream of the falls situated approximately 200 m upstream of Chilliwack River

No Fishing upstream of the falls situated approximately 200 m upstream of Chilliwack River, May 1-June 30TROUT LAKE (Sasquatch Park) 2-18 No powered boatsTROUT LAKE (Sechelt) π 2-5 Electric motors onlyTWIN LAKES∑ 2-8 No FishingVEDDER RIVER 2-4 See Chilliwack RiverWAGG CREEK 2-8 No FishingWAHLEACH (“Jones”) LAKE π 2-3 Trout daily quota = 4 (one over 40 cm)WAHLEACH (“Jones”) LAKE’S TRIBUTARIES 2-3 No FishingWAUGH (WORM) LAKE π 2-5 Electric motors onlyWEAVER LAKE∑ AND WEAVER CREEK∑ π

2-19 No Fishing from fishing boundary signs at log booms on Weaver Lake downstream to where Sakwi Creek enters Weaver CreekEngine power restriction on Weaver Lake - 7.5 kW (10 hp)

WEST LAKE 2-16 Speed restriction (12 km/h)WHONNOCK LAKE π 2-8 No powered boatsWIDGEON CREEK 2-8 No powered boatsWIDGEON SLOUGH 2-8 Speed restriction (5 km/h)WOLF LAKE 2-19 No powered boatsWOOD LAKE π 2-19 No powered boats

FISH OUT OF WATER! Taking a fish out of water can harm fish. If you plan on releasing the fish you catch make every effort to keep it in the water.

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